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Hi I have an important question to me.
First I took care

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Hi I have an important question to me.

First I took care of an old man and he gave me a large sum of money for doing so. I took care of him for 7 years and his family never even called or visited.

About 2 months while he was in the hospital his family heard he was not home, visited him in the hospital and wanted me out of the picture (ex-boyfriends dad). I wanted to quit taking care of him, but he had nobody else.

Needless to say he gave me the money before the hospital, I took care of all household expenses including mail everyday and cats, and he signed every check that was written because I got his okay first. I then got power of attorney 8 days before family came and then it was taken away and given to an aunt.

When the family got involved they pressed 4 Felony charges on me wanting everything back. I am 43 years old, a single mother with 2 teenagers still living at home.

I had about $15,000 in cash at my home, and I wanted to give it back but could not find it and did not know where it went.

So I pleaded to a misdemeaner 2, misapropriation of funds, and went to court on Tuesday April 23, 2013. He had also put a credit card in his name first with me as authorized buyer so that I could pay off the bills his son left me with because he left me with a ton of bills including my only vehicle which had a $500 a month payment.

When the money dissapeard my new boyfriend of about 6 months suddenly moved out. We still talked and then he moved back in about 6 months later. Well he moved out again April 11, 2013, and someone told me because he was sure I was going to jail.

I ended up getting 2 years probation, 100 hours community service, and I have to pay back $6075 plus court costs which comes to almost $8000. I am also not alowed to contact the family in any way.

This new boyfriend bought a house for cash $10,000 without telling me. I ended up looking around at things he forgot and I found all of his bank statements from May 2012, which show numerous large cash deposits. I also have a copy of the check he used to pay for the house. Therefore, I strongly believe he stole the money from me and used it for himself.

I am not complaining of what I have to pay, etc ordered by the court, but I think I have enough proof showing what happened to the money. (He also left while my house was close to foreclosure and my car almost being reposessed).

Being so, I think he should get into some kind of trouble himself. If I take what I found to the arresting detective can he do something to get him in trouble also. I just do not think it is fair he left me holding the bag.

I did talk to the detective a few times, and he just kept saying that the boyfriend threw me under the bus, and it was a good thing I got rid of him not knowing I technically was still with him.

I guess I want to know what I can do to get the ex-boyfriend in some kind of trouble. I have been told that he was sure I was going to jail so he was just sticking around to make sure he did not get in trouble. Then when he realized I was not going to jail he split, tells me he is coming over, blows me off ect. It just is not fair to me. Is

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